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inheritance

[in-her-i-tuhns] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪ təns /
NOUN
possession gained through someone's death
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Associates of the former prime minister said at the time that the items were linked to family inheritance, Agence France-Presse reported.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

It speaks to the central paradox of our national origins: A revolution that repudiated allegiance to the British Constitution was nevertheless vitally inspired by that very constitutional inheritance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

His own will calls for 90% of his wife’s inheritance to go into a low-cost S&P 500 index fund and 10% into short-term government bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Karl Lagerfeld’s cat waiting six years for her inheritance.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Thanks to the money from Parker’s inheritance, she was able to put her other projects aside to focus on her “Anne C. Miller” novel.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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